{"biography":"**Status: Hawkins lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff, finishing second of two candidates with 8,293 votes (14.2%) to incumbent Clarence F. Birkhead's 49,914 (85.8%); Birkhead advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Johnny Devon Hawkins is a registered voter in Durham County, North Carolina, registered since 2005 (21 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Johnny Devon Hawkins's year of birth as 1967; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Johnny Devon Hawkins can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, official March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Durham County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Johnny","fullname":"Johnny Devon Hawkins","lastname":"Hawkins","middlename":"Devon","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Durham County Sheriff","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"durham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Durham County Sheriff","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Durham County since 2005.","terms":[],"token":"b2de6ee626fd94b5"}